selectively enforce

Frequency: 6.05.1 per million words

To apply rules only to certain people or in certain situations.

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  • Critics argue that the police selectively enforce traffic laws, targeting certain communities more than others.
  • The manager was accused of selectively enforcing the company's dress code policy.
  • For a law to be effective, it must be applied universally, not selectively enforced.
  • The organization was criticized for selectively enforcing its own ethical guidelines.
  • There are concerns that the new environmental regulations will be selectively enforced against smaller businesses.
  • Historically, many discriminatory laws were selectively enforced to benefit the powerful.
  • A teacher who selectively enforces classroom rules will quickly lose the respect of their students.
  • The treaty will fail if member states continue to selectively enforce its provisions.
  • It is fundamentally unfair to selectively enforce rules that should apply to everyone equally.
  • The system breaks down when authorities are perceived to be selectively enforcing the law.